diff --git a/Library/Rainmeter.cpp b/Library/Rainmeter.cpp
index 6d6c9e6f..623dbcb4 100644
--- a/Library/Rainmeter.cpp
+++ b/Library/Rainmeter.cpp
@@ -1174,6 +1174,8 @@ void CRainmeter::CreateDataFile()
 
 void CRainmeter::CreateComponentFolders(bool defaultIniLocation)
 {
+	std::wstring path;
+
 	if (CreateDirectory(m_SkinPath.c_str(), NULL))
 	{
 		// Folder just created, so copy default skins there
@@ -1181,8 +1183,18 @@ void CRainmeter::CreateComponentFolders(bool defaultIniLocation)
 		from += L"*.*";
 		CSystem::CopyFiles(from, m_SkinPath);
 	}
+	else
+	{
+		path = m_SkinPath;
+		path += L"Backup";
+		if (_waccess(path.c_str(), 0) != -1)
+		{
+			std::wstring newPath = m_SkinPath + L"@Backup";
+			MoveFile(path.c_str(), newPath.c_str());
+		}
+	}
 
-	std::wstring path = GetThemePath();
+	path = GetThemePath();
 	if (_waccess(path.c_str(), 0) == -1)
 	{
 		std::wstring from = GetDefaultThemePath();
@@ -1191,6 +1203,16 @@ void CRainmeter::CreateComponentFolders(bool defaultIniLocation)
 			CSystem::CopyFiles(from, m_SettingsPath);
 		}
 	}
+	else
+	{
+		path += L"Backup";
+		if (_waccess(path.c_str(), 0) != -1)
+		{
+			std::wstring newPath = GetThemePath();
+			newPath += L"@Backup";
+			MoveFile(path.c_str(), newPath.c_str());
+		}
+	}
 
 	if (defaultIniLocation)
 	{
@@ -1695,6 +1717,7 @@ int CRainmeter::ScanForSkinsRecursive(const std::wstring& path, std::wstring bas
 			{
 				if (wcscmp(L".", fileData.cFileName) != 0 &&
 					wcscmp(L"..", fileData.cFileName) != 0 &&
+					!(level == 0 && wcscmp(L"@Backup", fileData.cFileName) == 0) &&
 					!(level == 0 && wcscmp(L"Backup", fileData.cFileName) == 0) &&
 					!(level == 1 && wcscmp(L"@Resources", fileData.cFileName) == 0))
 				{
@@ -2476,11 +2499,11 @@ void CRainmeter::LoadTheme(const std::wstring& name)
 	DeleteMeterWindow(NULL);
 
 	std::wstring backup = GetThemePath();
-	backup += L"Backup";
+	backup += L"@Backup";
 	CreateDirectory(backup.c_str(), NULL);
 	backup += L"\\Rainmeter.thm";
 
-	if (_wcsicmp(name.c_str(), L"Backup") == 0)
+	if (_wcsicmp(name.c_str(), L"@Backup") == 0)
 	{
 		// Just load the backup
 		CSystem::CopyFiles(backup, m_IniFile);
diff --git a/SkinInstaller/DialogInstall.cpp b/SkinInstaller/DialogInstall.cpp
index 9e91dceb..7c054b58 100644
--- a/SkinInstaller/DialogInstall.cpp
+++ b/SkinInstaller/DialogInstall.cpp
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ bool CDialogInstall::InstallPackage()
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				std::wstring to = g_Data.skinsPath + L"Backup\\";
+				std::wstring to = g_Data.skinsPath + L"@Backup\\";
 				CreateDirectory(to.c_str(), NULL);
 
 				// Delete current backup
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ void CDialogInstall::KeepVariables()
 
 	for (int i = 0, isize = m_VariablesFiles.size(); i < isize; ++i)
 	{
-		std::wstring fromPath = g_Data.skinsPath + L"Backup\\";
+		std::wstring fromPath = g_Data.skinsPath + L"@Backup\\";
 		fromPath += m_VariablesFiles[i];
 		std::wstring toPath = g_Data.skinsPath + m_VariablesFiles[i];
 
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ void CDialogInstall::LoadTheme(const std::wstring& name, bool setWallpaper)
 {
 	// Take a copy of current Rainmeter.ini before doing anything
 	std::wstring backupFile = g_Data.settingsPath;
-	backupFile += L"Themes\\Backup\\";
+	backupFile += L"Themes\\@Backup\\";
 	CreateDirectory(backupFile.c_str(), NULL);
 	backupFile += L"Rainmeter.thm";
 	CopyFiles(g_Data.iniFile, backupFile, false);
@@ -1128,12 +1128,14 @@ void CDialogInstall::LaunchRainmeter()
 
 bool CDialogInstall::IsIgnoredSkin(const WCHAR* name)
 {
-	return _wcsicmp(name, L"Backup") == 0;
+	return _wcsicmp(name, L"Backup") == 0 ||
+		_wcsicmp(name, L"@Backup") == 0;
 }
 
 bool CDialogInstall::IsIgnoredTheme(const WCHAR* name)
 {
-	return _wcsicmp(name, L"Backup") == 0;
+	return _wcsicmp(name, L"Backup") == 0 ||
+		_wcsicmp(name, L"@Backup") == 0;
 }
 
 bool CDialogInstall::IsIgnoredAddon(const WCHAR* name)